Society for the Study of Narrative Literature

Narrative Society Homepage

(Maintained by Jay Clayton)

The Society for the Study of Narrative Literature is an
international nonprofit association of scholars dedicated to the investigation
of narrative, its elements, techniques, and forms; its relations to other
modes of discourse; its power and influence in cultures past and present.
There are currently over one thousand members in SSNL, and new members
are always welcome.

"Narrative" for us is a category that may include the
novel, epic poetry, history, biography, autobiography, film, the graphic
arts, music, performance, legal writing, medical case histories, and more.

The Society sponsors the International Conference on Narrative
each year. The first conference was held at Ohio State University in 1986,
and in subsequent years, the meeting has been held at sites across the
United States, Canada, and France: Columbus, Ann Arbor, Nice, Madison,
New Orleans, Nashville, Albany, Vancouver, Park City, and Gainesville.